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the larger local partner target 

population, or for the development of 

broad, evidenced-based conclusions. 

The partners’ survey addresses both of 

these shortcomings. By administering 

the web-based survey to a random 

sample of 500 partners, we will be able 

to identify important patterns (findings) 

across the population of partners and to 

develop conclusions to the key 

questions being examined by the 

evaluation. We plan to conduct the 

survey for a 2–week period during the 

first half of 2007. The partners’ survey 

will collect data in three broad 

categories: 

(1) Basic demographic data at the 

institutional level, including: 

(a) Size of the partner organization. 

(b) Length/duration of the partnership 

with the refuge. 

(c) Type of organization (e.g., wildlife 

conservation, educational, etc.). 

(2) Quality and characteristics of the 

relationship and interaction between 

partner organizations and the NWRS, 

including: 

(a) Type of activities that the partner 

group conducts. 

(b) Frequency and nature of 

interaction between the partner group 

and the refuge. 

(c) Quality of the partnership between 

the partner organization and the refuge. 

(3) Partners’ perspective regarding the 

effectiveness and quality of NWRS 

programs and the progress being made 

towards the long-term goals of the 

NWRS. 

The survey data will help us identify 

important patterns and characteristics. 

However, the survey will not, in most 

cases, provide the depth of information 

necessary to explain the observed 

patterns. Indepth interviews will 

provide an opportunity to explore in 

detail the main factors that cause or 

contribute to the patterns observed from 

the survey. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Title: National Wildlife Refuge System 

Evaluation. 

Service Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Affected Public: Organizations that 

collaborate with national wildlife 

refuges, including, but not limited to, 

State fish and wildlife agencies, 

volunteer groups, local and national 

conservation organizations, hunting and 

fishing groups, and other civic 

organizations. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Partners’ Survey ...................................................................... 500 500 20 minutes ....... 167 

Personal Interviews ................................................................. 150 150 1 hour .............. 150 

Total .................................................................................. 650 650 ..................... 317 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

information collection on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

We will include and/or summarize each 

comment in our request to OMB to 

approve this information collection. 

Dated: January 17, 2007 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2961 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 pm] 

Billing Code 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection Sent to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval; Export of Caviar 

or Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon from 

the Wild 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden and cost. We may not conduct 

or sponsor and a person is not required 

to respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before March 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395–

6566 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or 

hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, 

or e-mail (see ADDRESSES), or by 

telephone at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Title: Export of Caviar or Meat of 

Paddlefish or Sturgeon from the Wild. 

Service Form Number(s): 3–200–76. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Affected Public: Fishers; commercial 

dealers/distributors/suppliers and 

importers/exporters of paddlefish and 

sturgeon caviar and meat; and freight 

forwarders/brokers. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 12. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

120. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 360 hours. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is associated with regulations 

implementing the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

(CITES). CITES regulates international 

trade in listed species through a system 

of permits and certificates. The Service 

assesses permit requests according to 


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criteria in CITES and Federal 

regulations for the issuance, suspension, 

revocation, or denial of permits. 

We have developed a new permit 

application form specific to permit 

requests for the export of caviar and/or 

meat of wild-origin paddlefish and/or 

U.S. native sturgeon species. In the past, 

we have used FWS Form 3–200–27 

(Export of Wildlife Removed from the 

Wild) to collect the information 

necessary for us to evaluate these permit 

requests. When using that general form, 

applicants have had considerable 

difficulty understanding what 

information is necessary and how to 

supply it. The new form, FWS Form 3–

200–76, clarifies these issues. 

Comments: On September 20, 2006, 

we published in the Federal Register 

(71 FR 55004) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB approve this 

information collection. In that notice, 

we solicited comments for 60 days, 

ending on November 20, 2006. In 

addition, we conducted public outreach 

by sending a copy of the notice to 

members of the caviar community and 

asked for their comments. We received 

two comments. 

One commenter was a State fisheries 

coordinator who supported the new 

form. The second commenter stated that 

the proposed form has more focused 

information and would assist applicants 

in preparing applications. The second 

commenter also had two suggestions: 

(1) That we increase the estimated 

time to complete the application. After 

considering this comment, we increased 

the estimated average time to complete 

an application to 3 hours and revised 

the estimated annual burden on the 

public. 

(2) That we revise the wording in the 

application to more accurately reflect 

how caviar exporters work. Wholesalers 

and suppliers typically do not provide 

the fishermen information directly to 

the applicant because it may be 

considered proprietary information. Due 

to the concern, we are not requiring that 

the intermediary provide the 

information to the applicant who is 

responsible for submitting the 

application. Instead, the supplier may 

submit it directly to the Service 

provided that it is clear which 

application is being referenced. In such 

cases, if the supplier believes the 

information is proprietary, the supplier 

should identify it as proprietary and/or 

business confidential, as appropriate. 

The applicant is still responsible for 

providing a complete application to the 

Service. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

Dated: January 22, 2007 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2962 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 pm] 

Billing Code 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species and marine 

mammals. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by March 26, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(address above). 

Applicant: Denver Zoological Gardens, 

Denver, CO, PRT–144259. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male bred-in-captivity 

Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) from 

the Belfast Zoo, Belfast, Ireland, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, 

IL, PRT–144119. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export hair from one male Bactrian 

camel (Camelus bactrianus) to the 

United Kingdom for the purpose of 

scientific research. 

Applicant: Zoological Society of San 

Diego, San Diego, CA, PRT–144258. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one male captive bred giant 

panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born 

at the zoo in 2003 and owned by the 

Government of China, to the Wolong 

Nature Reserve, China under the terms 

of their loan agreement with the China 

Wildlife Conservation Association. This 

export is part of the approved loan 

program for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species through scientific research as 

outlined in the Zoological Society of 

San Diego’s original permit. 

Applicant: Detroit Zoological Institute, 

Royal Oak, MI, PRT–135623. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one male captive bred Central 

American river turtle (Dermatemys 

mawii) to the Prague Zoo, Czech 

Republic, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species through captive breeding. 

Applicant: Dort S. Bigg, Turner, ME, 

PRT–144848. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: John C. Knight, Howey in the 

Hills, FL, PRT–140177. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) 

culled from a captive herd in the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following application for a permit to 


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